I’m pleased as punch that I didn’t polish off the half-bowl of candy we had left after dishing out to trick-or-treaters. I did eat a bunch, though. Hubby, Young Son #2, Young Son’s friend, and I went to my friend’s house last night and shared candy and watched Ghost Hunters.

We got home around midnight and I fell right to sleep, sleeping hard all night. I had trouble waking this morning, even though I slept about 9 hours. When I stop to analyze what it means to sleep hard, I come to the physical aspects – sleep comes as soon as hitting the pillow, eyes tightly shut, no memory of dreams, no tossing about, a feeling of body so heavy that it’s difficult to move. This afternoon, I had to take a nap (as did Hubby) and once again, we both slept hard. Obviously, we needed the rest.

Sleep reminds me of sheets and it was clean sheet day today. Happy Clean Sheet Day. I think it should be a distinct holiday, because all souls deserve clean sheets periodically. And that reminds me that today is All Souls Day, which feels like any other day to me, but there’s a nice sentiment attached to it.

I love the analogy of the clean sheets. There’s nothing I love more than clean, fresh, crisp sheets off the clothes line. My sheets have never been in the dryer. I hang them up even when it’s freezing outside and they kind of freeze dry and then I bring them in and let them thaw out and they’re dry before I know it and they smell like nothing I can explain.

I love to sleep hard but am not able to do it to often anymore. I seem to toss and turn a lot now without being fully awake but awake enough to realize that’s what I do. Every now and then I can sleep hard like that in my recliner and I love that “fog” state when first waking. I do find that I sleep much better with clean sheets on the bed and everything tucked in all nice and tight. I do my sheets once a week.

this all souls/b-day thing also reminds me. in europe (or maybe in other catholic-heavy areas) people get gifts not only on their birthday, but on the day set aside for “their” (name’s) saint – patricks on st patty’s day, etc. pretty much every saint has one.

and people who are named for a non-saint (like erin) get gifts on all saints day, which covers everyone else.

however, if your b-day is ALREADY on all saints day (like mine), then I think you should get a second day anyway, somehow. right?

for some reason your post made me think of this and it seems like the kind of cross-cultural tidbit you would enjoy.

That is exactly the kind of cross-cultural tidbit I enjoy, Erin. I think I had heard vague inklings of the whole gift on your saint’s day, but never experienced it in practice. I grew up Catholic, so had a confirmation name.

I do think you should get a second day, just on principle. Happy Birthday!!!

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